Transitioning from pediatric care to adult primary care involves more than just a change in physician. It requires an organized process that enables a young person to gain independent health care skills and adapt to a new model of care. In this episode of TriHealth’s Health Talk podcast  features TriHealth primary care physician Robert Travez, MD and pediatrician Abigail Stein, MD, who share how physicians and parents can support this important step into adulthood.

Graduating from Pediatric to Adult Care

A healthy lifestyle obviously plays a role in cardiovascular health. But what foods, types of exercise and other lifestyle choices are best for your heart health? In this segment of TriHealth’s Medical Minute, Cardiologist Kamal Shemisa, MD, with the TriHealth Heart Institute answers these questions. He also explains the personalized team approach he takes with his patients in determining their treatment and lifestyle choices and talks about some of current innovations in heart care including medications, the use of mobile technology and breakthrough procedures.

Medical Minute: Heart Health with Kamal Shemisa, MD

Did you know? According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, more than one out of ten Americans have diabetes and about a third of adult Americans are prediabetic. Diabetes can have a negative affect on numerous systems within the body, including an increase risk of heart disease, so it’s important to diagnose diabetes and assess additional risks to your health. 
In this segment of TriHealth’s Medical Minute, Cardiologist Kamal Shemisa, MD, with the TriHealth Heart Institute, explains the risks of diabetes toward your cardiovascular health and why you should discuss the risks with your doctor if you are diabetic. Dr. Shemisa has developed a program at TriHealth for patients with diabetes for the treatment and prevention of heart disease. He talks about the program and about treatments for diabetes that can also lower the risk of heart disease and the importance of a team-based approach to caring for your health involving your primary care physician, your cardiologist and you. Dr. Shemisa also reminds listeners of the importance of seeking care for heart disease and other medical emergencies in spite of anxiety over COVID-19.

TriHealth Medical Minute: Diabetes and Heart Disease

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Graduating from Pediatric to Adult Care

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